Structure for connecting prefabricated panel use of architecture

ABSTRACT

An assembly of prefabricated panels, which may be attached to outer and inner walls of buildings, is disclosed. The assembly includes mounting brackets and a plurality of prefabricated panels. Each of the prefabricated panels has a panel body, a bent section extending from an upper end of the panel body to define at least a portion of a coupling recess, and an engagement protrusion downwardly protruded from a lower end of the bent section to engage the mounting brackets, thereby allowing the prefabricated panels to be supported by the mounting brackets. Each of the prefabricated panels further includes a lower bent section extending from a rear surface of the panel body near a lower end of the panel body such that the lower bent section of an upper one of the prefabricated panels is fitted in the coupling recess of a lower one of the prefabricated panels when the prefabricated panels are coupled together.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an assembly of prefabricated panels forinterior or exterior walls of a building construction, and moreparticularly to an assembly of prefabricated panels for a buildingconstruction which is capable of simply achieving connection ofprefabricated panels attached to interior or exterior walls of thebuilding construction, and application of a finish to upper, lower andopposite longitudinal ends of each prefabricated panel.

BACKGROUND ART

As building constructions are exposed to weather conditions such assunlight, rain and snow, and pollution for a prolonged period of time,their exterior walls may be damaged. In order to repair such damage, aremodeling process may be used.

Also, in the interior of a building construction, decorative andfunctional panels may be attached to the interior walls of the buildingconstruction for repair of damage, display of goods, or remodeling ofthe interior. For such panels, prefabricated panels may be used whichare made of bent metal sheets or aluminum sheets.

Such panels, which have an elongated rectangular structure, are fixed toa wall by means of nails or the like in a state of being verticallystacked in an end-to-end abutted manner.

However, since a number of nails must be used upon fixing such panels toa wall in the above mentioned manner, an installation process isprolonged. Furthermore, where this nailing process is applied to an oldbuilding construction, it may greatly damage the building construction.

Moreover, the nails used to fix the panels to the wall of such an oldbuilding construction provide paths for allowing rainwater to penetrateinto the concrete of the building construction, thereby causing theconcrete to be rapidly weakened.

Meanwhile, such panels have a limited length and a limited width forconvenience of transportation and workability. For this reason, wherethese panels are attached to a building construction, they must beoverlapped with one another while forming longitudinal junctions atcertain intervals. Furthermore, these panels have a drawback in thatthey have no accessory for finishing the corners and upper/lower ends ofthe building construction.

Another example of panels configured to be used for the above mentionedpurpose is disclosed in Korean Utility Model No. 0134667. This utilitymodel discloses insulating panels for roofs. Each insulating panel isformed, at both longitudinal ends thereof, with inner and outer couplingportions, respectively, so that the insulating panels are seriallycoupled. Each insulating panel is also provided at upper and lower endsthereof with inwardly-bent portions shaped in such a manner that onebent portion has a size to be fitted around the other bent portion,respectively. Accordingly, adjacent insulating panels can be coupled inaccordance with a fitted coupling between the bent portions respectivelyprovided at the facing ends thereof. However, since these insulatingpanels are made of a material other than metal sheets, and the couplingportions thereof have an insufficient rigidity, they may be bent orseparated from one another when an external force is applied thereto.

Although the above mentioned structure is applicable to insulatingpanels, it cannot be applied to non-insulating panels made of, forexample, aluminum or other metal sheets. In the latter case, therefore,it is impossible to eliminate drawbacks caused by the fact that thepanels have insufficient strength against an external force appliedthereto.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been made in view of the above mentionedproblems involved with conventional cases, and an object of theinvention is to provide an assembly of prefabricated panels whichincludes prefabricated panels respectively having structures forvertically coupling them, panel connecting members for horizontallyconnecting the prefabricated panels, upper and lower end finishingmembers, longitudinal end finishing members, and corner finishingmembers, thereby being capable of providing enhanced convenience andhigh workability upon the remodeling of a building construction, andpreventing penetration of foreign matters such as rainwater and dust,while providing an enhanced decoration effect.

Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly ofprefabricated panels which includes strip-shaped first brackets eachadapted to be fixed to a building construction wall, and provided withhooks, and second brackets each adapted to be coupled with an associatedone of the first brackets, and provided with engagement holesrespectively engagable with the hooks, and hooks respectively engagablewith prefabricated panels, thereby being capable of easily and firmlyattaching the prefabricated panels to the building construction wall,thereby reducing the construction costs, while preventing penetration offoreign matters such as rainwater and dust in accordance with anoverlapped arrangement of the prefabricated panels.

In accordance with one aspect, the present invention provides anassembly of prefabricated panels for a building construction comprising:prefabricated panels each having a horizontally-elongated rectangularpanel body, an upper bent section formed at an upper end of the panelbody to define a coupling recess extending in a longitudinal directionof the panel body while being forwardly opened, an engagement protrusionupwardly protruded from the upper end of the panel body while extendingin the longitudinal direction of the panel body, a lower bent sectionrearwardly bent from a lower end of the panel body while extending inthe longitudinal direction of the panel body, the prefabricated panelsbeing vertically aligned while being coupled to one another such amanner that the lower bent section of an upper one of the prefabricatedpanels vertically adjacent to each other is fitted in the couplingrecess of a lower one of the adjacent prefabricated panels; cornerfinishing members each adapted to finish facing longitudinal ends of theprefabricated panels arranged adjacent to each other at a corner regionof the building construction; panel connecting members each adapted tocouple facing longitudinal ends of the prefabricated panelslongitudinally aligned while being adjacent to each other to define ajunction therebetween; longitudinal end finishing members respectivelyadapted to finish longitudinal ends of the prefabricated panels arrangedat an end region of the building construction; upper end finishingmembers respectively adapted to finish upper ends of uppermost ones ofthe prefabricated panels; and lower end finishing members respectivelyadapted to finish lower ends of lowermost ones of the prefabricatedpanels.

In accordance with another aspect, the present invention provides anassembly of prefabricated panels for a building construction comprising:first brackets adapted to be directly mounted to a wall of the buildingconstruction, each of the first brackets having a vertically-extendingstrip structure, the first bracket having a plurality of hooks arrangedin pairs such that the hook pairs thereof are vertically uniformlyspaced apart from one another, and bolt holes provided at each of upperand lower end portions in the first bracket; second brackets eachadapted to be coupled to an associated one of the first brackets, eachof the second brackets having a vertically-extending hollow barstructure, the second bracket having a plurality of engagement holesprovided at a rear wall portion of the second bracket while beingarranged in pairs such that the hole pairs thereof are verticallyuniformly spaced apart from one another, each pair of the engagementholes being adapted to be engaged with an associated pair of the hooksin the associated first bracket, and a plurality of hooks provided at afront wall portion of the second bracket while being verticallyuniformly spaced apart from one another; and prefabricated panels eachhaving a panel body, a bent section extending from an upper end of thepanel body while being rearwardly and upwardly bent, a first engagementprotrusion upwardly protruded from the upper end of the panel body whiledefining a coupling recess in cooperation with the bent section, and asecond engagement protrusion downwardly protruded from a lower end ofthe bent section, and adapted to be engaged with an associated one ofthe hooks in each of the second brackets, thereby allowing theprefabricated panels to be supported by the second brackets, and a lowerbent section extending from a rear surface of the panel body near alower end of the panel body while being rearwardly and downwardly bent,the prefabricated panels being vertically aligned while being coupled toone another such a manner that the lower bent section of an upper one ofthe prefabricated, panels vertically adjacent to each other is fitted inthe coupling recess of a lower one of the adjacent prefabricated panels.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above objects, and other features and advantages of the presentinvention will become more apparent after a reading of the followingdetailed description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating prefabricated panels of apanel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view illustrating an assembled state ofprefabricated panels according to another embodiment of the presentinvention modified from the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating an application of the panelassembly;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating another application of the panelassembly;

FIG. 5 a is a sectional view illustrating a corner finishing member tobe used at a region “A” in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 b is a sectional view a corner finishing member modified fromthat of FIG. 5 a;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a panel connecting member to beused at a region “B” in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view illustrating a longitudinal end finishingmember to be used at a region “C” in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view illustrating an upper end finishing member tobe used at a region “D” in FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view illustrating a lower end finishing member tobe used at a region “E” in FIG. 4;

FIG. 10 a is a sectional view illustrating a display panel mountingmember coupled with a prefabricated panel in accordance with the presentinvention;

FIG. 10 b is a sectional view illustrating a cabinet mounted to aprefabricated panel in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an assembly ofprefabricated panels according to another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 12 is a partially-cut-out assembled perspective view illustratingan assembly of prefabricated panels according to another embodiment ofthe present invention modified from the embodiment of FIG. 12; and

FIGS. 13 a to 13 j are sectional views illustrating use of various panelassemblies including the panel assembly shown in FIG. 11 or other panelassemblies in which their prefabricated panels are modified from thoseof FIG. 11 to have various panel body shapes, respectively.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Now, the present invention will be described in detail, in conjunctionwith configurations according to respective embodiments thereof.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating prefabricated panels of apanel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.2 is a sectional view illustrating an assembled state of prefabricatedpanels according to another embodiment of the present invention modifiedfrom the embodiment of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each prefabricated panel denoted by thereference numeral 10 has a horizontally-elongated rectangular panel body15, an upper bent section formed at an upper end of the panel body 15 todefine a coupling recess 11 extending in a longitudinal direction of thepanel body 15 while being forwardly opened, and an engagement protrusion12 upwardly protruded from the upper end of the panel body 15 into thecoupling recess 11 by a desired length while extending in thelongitudinal direction of the panel body 15. The prefabricated panel 10also has a lower bent section 13 rearwardly bent from a lower end of thepanel body 15 while extending in the longitudinal direction of the panelbody 15. The lower bent section 13 has a size to be fittable in thecoupling recess 11. In accordance with this structure, each panel 10 canbe coupled with another panel denoted by the reference numeral 10-1 anddrawn by a phantom line in FIG. 1 by fitting the lower bent section 13thereof in the coupling recess, denoted by the reference numeral 11-1,of the panel 10-1.

Where the panel body 15 is large, the prefabricated panel 10 may alsohave at least one reinforcing section 16 rearwardly protruded from arear surface of the panel body 15 while extending in the longitudinaldirection of the panel body 15 in order to reinforce the panel body 15.Only one reinforcing section 16 is provided in the embodimentillustrated in FIG. 1, whereas a plurality of reinforcing sections 16are provided in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 a is a sectional view illustrating a corner finishing member.This corner finishing member is adapted to finish a corner regiondefined when the prefabricated panels 10 are attached to a buildingconstruction, as indicated by a region “A” in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 5a, the corner finishing member denoted by the reference numeral 20 has adiagonal body portion, a pair of outer extensions 21 extending outwardlyfrom opposite ends of the diagonal body portion in horizontal andvertical directions, respectively, a pair of inner extensions 22extending inwardly from the opposite ends of the diagonal body portionin vertical and horizontal directions, respectively, and a pair of outerclaws 23 protruded outwardly from the inner extensions 22, respectively.The corner finishing member 20 is coupled with the facing longitudinalends of prefabricated panels 10 defining a corner region therebetween,by fitting the facing ends of the prefabricated panels 10 between theouter extensions 21 and the associated outer claws 23, respectively.FIG. 5 b illustrates a corner finishing member having a structure inwhich the outer extensions 21 are eliminated from the corner finishingmember of FIG. 5 a. Although the outer extensions 21 are eliminated,this structure can support the prefabricated panels 10 by the outerclaws 23 and the apexes of the inner protrusions 22.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a panel connecting member. Thispanel connecting member is adapted to couple the facing longitudinalends of two prefabricated panels, that is, the prefabricated panels 10and 10-2, arranged adjacent to each other while forming a junctiontherebetween, as indicated by a region “B” in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG.6, the panel connecting member denoted by the reference numeral 30 has aT-shaped body 31 having a horizontal portion and a vertical portionextending vertically, at one end thereof, from a central position of thehorizontal portion, and a pair of coupling claws 32 extending inclinedlyoutwardly from the other end of the vertical portion in the T-shapedbody 31 toward the horizontal portion of the T-shaped body 31 atopposite sides of the vertical portion, respectively. The panelconnecting member 30 is coupled with the facing ends of theprefabricated panels 10 and 10-2 by fitting the facing ends of theprefabricated panels 10 and 10-2 between the horizontal portion of theT-shaped body 31 and the associated coupling claws 32, respectively.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view illustrating a longitudinal end finishingmember. This longitudinal end finishing member is adapted to finish thelongitudinal end of a prefabricated panel 10 exposed at an end regionwithout facing any other prefabricated panel, as indicated by a region“C” in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 7, the longitudinal end finishing memberdenoted by the reference numeral 40 has an inverted L-shaped body 41having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, and a coupling claw42 extending inclinedly from a substantially intermediate position ofthe vertical portion in the inverted L-shaped body 41 toward thehorizontal portion of the inverted L-shaped body 41. The longitudinalend finishing member 40 is fitted around the longitudinal end of theprefabricated panel 10 exposed at the end region.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view illustrating an upper end finishing member.This upper end finishing member is adapted to finish the upper end of anuppermost one of the prefabricated panels 10 attached to the buildingconstruction, as indicated by a region “D” in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG.8, the upper end finishing member denoted by the reference numeral 50has an S-shaped body having upper and lower bent portions 51 and 13-1,and a coupling claw 52 extending inclinedly inwardly from an outer tipof the upper bent portion 51. The upper end finishing member 50 iscoupled with the upper end of the uppermost prefabricated panel 10 byengaging the coupling claw 52 with the rear surface of the uppermostprefabricated panel 10 at the upper end of the uppermost prefabricatedpanel 10 while fitting the lower bent portion 13-1 in the fitting recess11 of the uppermost prefabricated panel 10.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view illustrating a lower end finishing member.This lower end finishing member is adapted to finish the lower end of alowermost one of the prefabricated panels 10 attached to the buildingconstruction, as indicated by a region “E” in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG.9, the lower end finishing member denoted by the reference numeral 60has an inverted S-shaped body 15-1 having an upper bent portion defininga forwardly-opened coupling recess 11-1, and an engagement protrusion12-1 upwardly protruded from the upper end of the inverted S-shaped body15-1 into the coupling recess 11-1 by a desired length. The lower end ofthe lower end finishing member 60 is rearwardly bent. The lower endfinishing member 60 is coupled with the lower end of the lowermostprefabricated panel 10 by fitting the lower bent section 13 of thelowermost prefabricated panel 10 in the coupling recess 11-1.

The prefabricated panels of the present invention are usable not onlyfor the exterior walls of a building construction, but also for theinterior walls of the building construction. In particular, where theprefabricated panels are used for the interior walls of the buildingconstruction, a display panel mounting member 70 may be coupled with thecoupling recess 11 of a selected one of the prefabricated panels inorder to mount a display panel 71 for goods to the selectedprefabricated panel, as shown in FIG. 10 a which is a sectional viewillustrating the display panel mounting member coupled to theprefabricated panel

As shown in FIG. 10 a, the display panel mounting member 70 has a hook72 adapted to be engaged with the engagement protrusion 12 of theprefabricated panel 10 to be coupled with the display panel mountingmember 70, a fitting portion 73 for fitting an end of the display panel71 therein, and a support portion 74 for supporting the end of thedisplay panel 71 fitted in the fitting portion 73.

In accordance with this structure, the display panel mounting member 70can mount the display panel 71 to the prefabricated panel 10 in order todisplay goods on the display panel 71.

Meanwhile, cabinets or various hangers may be attached to theprefabricated panels 10 using hook members each adapted to be mounted toa cabinet or hanger while being engaged with the engagement protrusion12 of a selected prefabricated panel 10. FIG. 10 b illustrates anexample in which a cabinet 80 is mounted to a selected prefabricatedpanel 10.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an assembly ofprefabricated panels according to another embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 12 is a partially-cut-out assembled perspective view illustratingan assembly of prefabricated panels according to another embodiment ofthe present invention modified from the embodiment of FIG. 12. FIGS. 13a to 13 j are sectional views illustrating use of various panelassemblies including the panel assembly shown in FIG. 11 or other panelassemblies in which their prefabricated panels are modified from thoseof FIG. 11 to have various panel body shapes, respectively.

Basically, each of the panel assemblies shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13 ato 13 j includes first brackets 110 adapted to be directly mounted to awall 100 of the building construction. Each first bracket 110 has avertically-extending strip structure while being provided with aplurality of hooks 111 arranged in pairs such that the hook pairs arevertically uniformly spaced apart from one another. Bolt holes 112 arealso provided at each of the upper and lower end portions in each firstbracket 110. The panel assembly also includes second brackets 120 eachadapted to be coupled to an associated one of the first brackets 110.Each second bracket 120 has a vertically-extending hollow bar structurewhile being provided, at a rear wall portion thereof, with a pluralityof engagement holes 121 arranged in pairs such that the hole pairs arevertically uniformly spaced apart from one another. Each pair of theengagement holes 121 is adapted to be engaged with an associated pair ofthe hooks 111 in the associated first bracket 110. Each second bracket120 is also provided, at a front wall portion thereof, with a pluralityof hooks 122 vertically uniformly spaced apart from one another. Each ofthe prefabricated panels, which are included in the panel assembly, hasa panel body 15, an upper bent section extending from an upper end ofthe panel body 15 while being rearwardly and upwardly bent, a firstengagement protrusion 12 upwardly protruded from the upper end of thepanel body 15 while defining a coupling recess 11 in cooperation withthe upper bent section, and a second engagement protrusion 19 downwardlyprotruded from the lower end of the bent section, and adapted to beengaged with an associated one of the hooks 122 in the second bracket120. Each prefabricated panel also has a lower bent section 13 extendingfrom a rear surface of the panel body 15 near a lower end of the panelbody 15 while being rearwardly and downwardly bent. The prefabricatedpanels are vertically aligned while being coupled to one another such amanner that the lower bent section 13 of the upper prefabricated panel10 is fitted in the coupling recess 11 of the lower prefabricated panel10-1, as shown in FIG. 11. The second bracket 120 may be dispensed with.In this case, the second engagement protrusion 19 is engaged with anassociated pair of the hooks 111 in the first bracket 110.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 80 denotes a cabinet, 100 abuilding wall, 101 an intermediate bracket, and 102 nails.

Now, the procedure for assembling the constituting elements of the panelassembly according to each embodiment of the present invention will bedescribed in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view illustrating an assembled state of theprefabricated panels included in the panel assembly according to oneembodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional viewillustrating an application of the panel assembly. FIG. 4 is a sectionalview illustrating another application of the panel assembly.

The panel assembly of the present invention may be used when it isdesired to remodel an old building construction for protection andrepair of the building construction, by attaching the prefabricatedpanels 10 of the panel assembly to an exterior wall of the buildingconstruction in a state of being vertically stacked along the exteriorwall in an end-to-end abutted manner.

That is, one prefabricated panel 10 is first attached to a lower endportion of the exterior wall, and then nailed on the lower wall endportion at its coupling recess 11, so that it is firmly fixed to theexterior wall, as shown in FIG. 2. Although the prefabricated panel 10is nailed to an intermediate bracket 101 in the case of FIG. 2, it willbe described as being nailed to the exterior wall of the buildingconstruction in the following description for convenience.

Thereafter, another prefabricated panel 10 is stacked on the fixed,lower prefabricated panel 10 in an end-to-end abutted manner. At thistime, the coupling of the upper and lower prefabricated panels 10 can beachieved by inserting the lower bent section 13 of the upperprefabricated panel 10 into the coupling recess 11 of the lowerprefabricated panel 10, and then downwardly pushing the lower bentsection 13 along the coupling recess 11 until the lower end of the lowerbent section 13 comes into contact with the bottom of the couplingrecess 11. In this state, the lower bent section 13 of the upperprefabricated panel 10 is firmly fitted in the coupling recess 11 of thelower prefabricated panel 10 in a state of being engaged, at its lowerend, with the engagement protrusion 12 of the upper prefabricated panel10.

In such a manner, a plurality of prefabricated panels can be verticallyassembled to cover the entire wall portion of the building construction.

However, the prefabricated panels have a limited length for convenienceof manufacture, transportation, storage, and workability. For thisreason, they must also be longitudinally assembled to cover the entirewall portion of the building construction. In this case, thelongitudinally-adjacent prefabricated panels, for example, theprefabricated panels 10 and 10-2, are connected by the panel connectingmember 30 of FIG. 6.

The panel connecting member 30, which has a T-shaped structure as shownin FIG. 6, is interposed between the facing longitudinal ends of thelongitudinally-adjacent prefabricated panels 10 and 10-2, and coupledwith the facing longitudinal ends of the prefabricated panels 10 and10-2 by forcibly fitting the facing longitudinal ends of theprefabricated panels 10 and 10-2 between the horizontal portion of theT-shaped body 31 and the associated coupling claws 32, respectively,while covering a junction of the facing longitudinal ends by thehorizontal portion of the T-shaped body 31.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign matters such as rainwateror dust from penetrating into the junction while providing asatisfactory decorative finish.

On the other hand, the corner finishing member 20 shown in FIG. 5 a or 5b is used at a corner where the front and side wall portions of thebuilding construction are connected.

That is, in the case of FIG. 5 a, the corner finishing member 20 iscoupled with the facing longitudinal ends of prefabricated panels 10defining a corner region therebetween, by forcibly fitting the facinglongitudinal ends of the prefabricated panels 10 between the outerextensions 21 and the associated outer claws 23, respectively, whilecovering a space defined between the facing longitudinal ends.Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign matters from penetratinginto the junction while providing a satisfactory decorative finish. Inthe case of FIG. 5 b in which the outer extensions 21 are dispensedwith, the prefabricated panels 10 may be supported by the outer claws 23and the apexes of the inner protrusions 22.

Where it is desired to finish the longitudinal end of a prefabricatedpanel 10 exposed at an end region, the longitudinal end finishing member40 of FIG. 7 having an inverted L-shaped structure is used. Thelongitudinal end finishing member 40 is coupled with the longitudinalend of the prefabricated panel 10 exposed at the end region by fittingthe longitudinal end of the prefabricated panel 10 between thehorizontal portion of the L-shaped body 41 and the coupling claw 42.Accordingly, the longitudinal end of the prefabricated panel 10 iscovered by the longitudinal end finishing member 40.

Where it is desired to finish the upper end of an uppermost one of theprefabricated panels 10 attached to the building construction, the upperend finishing member of FIG. 8 having an S-shaped structure is used. Theupper end finishing member 50 is coupled with the upper end of theuppermost prefabricated panel 10 by fitting the lower bent portion 13-1in the fitting recess 11 of the uppermost prefabricated panel 10 whileengaging the coupling claw 52 with the rear surface of the uppermostprefabricated panel 10 at the upper end of the uppermost prefabricatedpanel 10.

Accordingly, the upper end of the prefabricated panel 10 is covered bythe longitudinal end finishing member 40, so that it is smartlyfinished.

Where the lower end portion of a building construction wall is to befinished, it is desirable to first attach the lower end finishing member60 of FIG. 9 to the lower wall end portion.

That is, the lower end finishing member 60 is first fixed to the lowerend portion of the building construction wall at the coupling recess11-1 thereof by means of nails. Thereafter, the lower bent section 13 ofa prefabricated panel 10 is fitted in the coupling recess 11-1 of thelower end finishing member 60. Thus, the prefabricated panel 10 iscoupled to the lower end finishing member 60.

Since the lower end finishing member 60 has a small width, it maintainsa sufficient firmness by the fixing means. Also, the lower end finishingmember 60 provides a decorative finish because it covers the lower endportion of the building construction wall by its body 15-1.

The prefabricated panels of the present invention are usable not onlyfor the exterior walls of a building construction, but also for theinterior walls of the building construction. In particular, where theprefabricated panels are used for the interior walls of the buildingconstruction, the display panel mounting member 70 may be coupled withthe coupling recess 11 of a selected one of the prefabricated panels inorder to mount a display panel for goods or a decorative cabinet to theselected prefabricated panel.

As described above, the display panel mounting member 70 has the hook 72adapted to be engaged with the engagement protrusion 12 of theprefabricated panel 10 to be coupled with the display panel mountingmember 70, the fitting portion 73 for fitting an end of the displaypanel 71 therein, and the support portion 74 for supporting the end ofthe display panel 71 fitted in the fitting portion 73. In accordancewith this structure, the display panel mounting member 70 can beconveniently used in that it can be coupled to and separated from theprefabricated panel 10 by simply engaging the hook 72 with theengagement protrusion 12 and simply disengaging the hook 72 from theengagement protrusion 12. Also, the display panel mounting member 70 canprovide an enhanced display effect for goods in that it can support awide display panel.

The panel assembly of FIG. 11 or 12 may also be used. As describedabove, FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an assemblyof prefabricated panels according to the embodiment of the presentinvention different from that of FIG. 1. FIG. 12 is a partially-cut-outassembled perspective view illustrating the assembly of prefabricatedpanels according to the embodiment of the present invention modifiedfrom the embodiment of FIG. 12. In either case of FIG. 11 or 12, eachfirst bracket 110 is first mounted to the wall 100 of the buildingconstruction by means of the bolt holes 112 provided at each of theupper and lower end portions in the first bracket 110. As describedabove, the first bracket 110 has the hooks 111 arranged in pairs suchthat the hook pairs are vertically uniformly spaced apart from oneanother. Each second bracket 120 is then coupled to the associated firstbracket 110 by engaging each pair of its engagement holes 121 with anassociated pair of the hooks 111 in the associated first bracket 110. Asdescribed above, each second bracket 120 is provided, at the front wallportion thereof, with the hooks 122 vertically uniformly spaced apartfrom one another.

Prefabricated panels are coupled to respective hooks 122 of the secondbracket 120. Each prefabricated panel may have the panel body 15, theupwardly-protruded first engagement protrusion 12 upwardly protrudedfrom the upper end of the panel body 15, and the downwardly-protrudedsecond engagement protrusion 19. The second engagement protrusion 19 ofthe prefabricated panel is engaged with an associated one of the hooks122 in the second bracket 120. In such a manner, the prefabricatedpanels are sequentially coupled to the second bracket 120 so that theyare vertically aligned. Thus, the prefabricated panels decorativelycover the outer or interior wall of the building construction.

The prefabricated panels can be attached to the building constructionwall while being spaced apart from the building wall by a certaindistance in accordance with use of both the first bracket 10 and thesecond bracket 120. Of course, the attachment of the prefabricatedpanels may be achieved in a state in which the second bracket 120 isdispensed with. In this case, it is possible to minimize the spacebetween each prefabricated panel and the building construction wall.

Thus, it is possible to use both the first bracket and the secondbracket or to use a selected one of them.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As apparent from the above description, the present invention providesan assembly of prefabricated panels which includes prefabricated panelsrespectively having structures for vertically coupling them, panelconnecting members for horizontally connecting the prefabricated panels,upper and lower end finishing members, longitudinal end finishingmembers, and corner finishing members, thereby being capable ofproviding enhanced convenience and high workability upon the remodelingof a building construction. In accordance with the present invention, itis possible to firmly couple the prefabricated panels and the finishingmembers, thereby preventing penetration of foreign matters such asrainwater and dust, while providing an enhanced decoration effect. Thus,the present invention can achieve effective remodeling of old buildingconstructions, while providing satisfactory decorative walls on exteriorand interior building construction walls. It is also possible toconveniently attach display panels for goods.

The present invention also provides an assembly of prefabricated panelswhich includes strip-shaped first brackets each adapted to be fixed to awall by bolts, and provided with hooks, and second brackets each adaptedto be coupled with an associated one of the first brackets, and providedwith engagement holes respectively engagable with the hooks, and hooksrespectively engagable with prefabricated panels. In accordance withthis prefabricated panel assembly, it is possible to easily and firmlyattach the prefabricated panels to a building construction wall, whilepreventing penetration of foreign matters such as rainwater and dust.

Although the preferred embodiments of the invention have been disclosedfor illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate thatvarious modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, withoutdeparting from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in theaccompanying claims.

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 9. An assembly of prefabricated panels comprising:first brackets, each of the first brackets having a strip structure anda plurality of hooks arranged such that the hooks are uniformly spacedapart from one another along a longitudinal length thereof; secondbrackets, each of the second brackets adapted to be coupled to anassociated one of the first brackets via a plurality of engagement holesprovided at a rear wall portion thereof, and each of the second bracketshaving a plurality of hooks provided at a front wall portion thereofsuch that the hooks are uniformly spaced apart from one another along alongitudinal length thereof; and prefabricated panels, each of theprefabricated panels having a panel body, a bent section extending froman upper end of the panel body to define at least a portion of acoupling recess, and an engagement protrusion downwardly protruded froma lower end of the bent section to engage an associated one of the hooksin each of the second brackets, thereby allowing the prefabricatedpanels to be supported by the second brackets, and each of theprefabricated panels further having a lower bent section extending froma rear surface of the panel body near a lower end of the panel body suchthat the lower bent section of an upper one of the prefabricated panelsis fitted in the coupling recess of a lower one of the prefabricatedpanels when the prefabricated panels are coupled together.
 10. Theassembly of prefabricated panels of claim 9 wherein the plurality ofhooks of each of the first brackets are arranged in pairs uniformlyspaced along the longitudinal length, and wherein the plurality ofengagement holes of each of the second brackets are arranged in pairscorresponding to the hooks of the first brackets.
 11. The assembly ofprefabricated panels of claim 9 wherein each of the first bracketsincludes bolt holes at each of upper and lower end portions thereof tosecure the first brackets to a wall.
 12. The assembly of prefabricatedpanels of claim 9 wherein each of the second brackets have a hollow barstructure.
 13. The assembly of prefabricated panels of claim 9 wherein alower portion of the lower bent section of each of the prefabricatedpanels is L-shaped and positioned to abut a surface of the couplingrecess of an adjacent prefabricated panel when the prefabricated panelsare coupled together.
 14. The assembly of prefabricated panels of claim9 wherein each of the prefabricated panels further includes areinforcing section rearwardly protruded from the rear surface of thepanel body.
 15. An assembly of prefabricated panels comprising: mountingbrackets, each of the mounting brackets having a strip structure and aplurality of hooks arranged such that the hooks are uniformly spacedapart from one another along a longitudinal length thereof; andprefabricated panels, each of the prefabricated panels having a panelbody, a bent section extending from an upper end of the panel body todefine at least a portion of a coupling recess, and an engagementprotrusion downwardly protruded from a lower end of the bent section toengage an associated one of the hooks in each of the mounting brackets,thereby allowing the prefabricated panels to be supported by themounting brackets, and each of the prefabricated panels further having alower bent section extending from a rear surface of the panel body neara lower end of the panel body such that the lower bent section of anupper one of the prefabricated panels is fitted in the coupling recessof a lower one of the prefabricated panels when the prefabricated panelsare coupled together.
 16. The assembly of prefabricated panels of claim15 wherein the plurality of hooks of each of the mounting brackets arearranged in pairs uniformly spaced along the longitudinal length. 17.The assembly of prefabricated panels of claim 15 wherein a lower portionof the lower bent section of each of the prefabricated panels isL-shaped and positioned to abut a surface of the coupling recess of anadjacent prefabricated panel when the prefabricated panels are coupledtogether.
 18. The assembly of prefabricated panels of claim 15 whereineach of the prefabricated panels further includes a reinforcing sectionrearwardly protruded from the rear surface of the panel body.
 19. Anassembly of prefabricated panels comprising: first brackets, each of thefirst brackets having a strip structure and a plurality of hooksarranged such that the hooks are uniformly spaced apart from one anotheralong a longitudinal length thereof; second brackets, each of the secondbrackets adapted to be coupled to an associated one of the firstbrackets via a plurality of engagement holes provided at a rear wallportion thereof, and each of the second brackets having a plurality ofhooks provided at a front wall portion thereof such that the hooks areuniformly spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal lengththereof; and a plurality of prefabricated panels each having: a frontpanel body having an upper end and a lower end; an upper bent sectionformed toward the upper end of the front panel body, and extendingupwardly therefrom to define a coupling recess extending in alongitudinal direction of the panel body, the coupling recess having abottom flange extending rearward from the front panel body and a rearflange extending upward from a rear end of the bottom flange; a firstengagement protrusion upwardly protruded from the upper end of the frontpanel body, the coupling recess being forwardly opened above the firstengagement protrusion and extending in the longitudinal direction of thepanel body, the first engagement protrusion, bottom flange, and rearflange forming a securing receptacle; a second engagement protrusiondownwardly protruded from a lower end of the upper bent section toengage an associated one of the hooks in each of the second brackets,thereby allowing the prefabricated panels to be supported by the secondbrackets; and a lower bent section at the lower end of the front panelbody extending in the longitudinal direction of the front panel body,the lower bent section having a rear flange extending downward withrespect to the lower end of the front panel body and a bottom flangeextending forward from a lower end of the rear flange, the lower bentsection of an upper panel of the plurality of prefabricated panels beinginsertable in the coupling recess of a lower panel of the plurality ofprefabricated panels, the rear and bottom flanges of the lower bentsection of the upper panel nesting in the securing receptacle of thelower panel, the bottom flange of the lower bent section of the upperpanel being positioned contiguous the bottom flange of the couplingrecess of the lower panel.
 20. The assembly of prefabricated panels ofclaim 19 wherein a profile of a front surface of the front panel body islinear.
 21. The assembly of prefabricated panels of claim 19 wherein aprofile of a front surface of the front panel body is curvilinear.